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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-17 > Chapter-17-14 > 17-14-17SECTION 17-14-17
§ 17-14-17 Replacement of deceasedendorsed candidate. – When an endorsed nominee as a candidate to be voted upon at any primary hasdeceased prior to the holding of the primary, the committee having the originalauthority to endorse the candidate shall substitute as the endorsed nominee forcandidate to be voted upon at the primary any person qualified to vote at theprimary in the place and stead of the deceased nominee; provided, thatimmediately upon receipt of actual knowledge of the death of the endorsednominee by the committee having the original authority to endorse thecandidate, the committee shall make the substitution referred to in thissection. The chairperson of the committee shall, immediately upon thesubstitution, notify the secretary of state in writing of the death of theendorsed nominee and of the substitution of a nominee as provided in thissection. Any substituted nominee shall have been eligible for nomination on thedates as required by and pursuant to the requirements of §§ 17-14-1,17-14-1.1, 17-14-2, and 17-14-2.1. Upon receipt of the notice, the secretary ofstate shall thereupon substitute on the ballots the name of the endorsednominee who replaces the deceased endorsed nominee as provided in this section;provided, that the written notice is received by the secretary of state atleast fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the primary.
